Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.0° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 5PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
121
196
263
405
276
364
302
228
190
161
153
120
120
98
98
95
93
96
96
124
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:46PM1.67m
4:06AM1.68m
4:58PM1.74m
5:12AM1.70m
6:04PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.27m
9:56PM0.39m
10:22AM0.25m
11:01PM0.37m
11:25AM0.20m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
2
4
7
6
2
6
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
13
15
13
10
10
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
11
9
8
7
9
11
12
10
7
7
7
7
8
11
11
10
9
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